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Monday, February 25, 2013

I remember that a while ago I prayed and asked my Father in Heaven to allow me to be an instrument in His hands. I wanted with my whole being to help others and bring about the Lord's purposes. Immediately, I started noticing every-day opportunities to help others. These may or may not have been there before I asked, but the Lord helped me find and notice them.

I reflect on this as I wonder at how Heavenly Father utilizes the talents He has put in me to bless His children. The Lord places beautiful spiritual gifts and marvelous talents in each of us, and I feel the greatest sense of peace and achievement when I use those talents to serve my fellow men.

Some talents I've been blessed with are empathy and compassion. I've striven to further develop these qualities, and I'm amazed to see how it's blessed me.

I have a lot of close friends. They're not necessarily all "popular" or whatever, but I have a lot of friends. At an increasing rate, my friends have been coming to me when they are in emotional pain and need help. They visit me for comfort and rest from their oppression. It makes me feel so special that the Lord trusts me with a job so precious as this. He put me through specific trials in my past that help me understand where my friends are coming from and how to help them feel better.

I know that our Heavenly Father has blessed us all with very specific talents and abilities to progress His work on the earth. Even if you haven't found them yet, God created YOU to possess wonderful traits and qualities of Him. We are, after all, the spirit offspring of Heavenly Father. He gave us these gifts because He loves us.

And, of course, as superman, or spider man, or some other man said, "With great power comes great responsibility". We feel the most peace and the greatest sense of accomplishment when we use our talents to bless others. And in turn, they increase when we use them to be an instrument in Heavenly Father's hands.

So, here's the challenge I pose to you. Find your spiritual gifts and talents! Once you've found them, learn to use them! And watch as the Lord blesses you in return.

We feel the greatest sense of accomplishment when we use our talents to bless others.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing completely awesomely, which, I'm sure you are!

So, I have seating
auditions on Wednesday. Two days from now. And, accordingly, I've been practicing my butt off. But, I've been super nervous because I haven't felt ready. And my time for practice is slowly dwindling. As of earlier today, I did not
AT ALL feel prepared. But now I do. The acquisition of that prepared
feeling has a story. Because I like stories.

It starts this
morning. In the morning, I planned to spend all evening practicing
tonight.And that concludes the morning
portion of the story. So I went about my day. Right before orchestra, last
period, I found my best friend Kallie*, and we began to walk to class. But she seemed really sad. She wouldn't
talk, and I couldn't get her to tell me what was wrong. I'd never seen her like
that before. It was really scary for me because I didn't know how to react. All
I knew was that my bestest friend ever was obviously going through deep
emotional pain. It tore my heart. And I felt awful that I couldn't help because
she wouldn't tell me what was going on. So, I never ended up finding out. We
had orchestra, then we went home. I told her over and over that I loved her,
and I texted her, and wrote on her facebook wall. I prayed that Heavenly Father would comfort her. But I was depressed. I was scared
because I didn't know if, like, she got a text from her mom that her sister was
in the hospital, or if her grandma died, or… I don't even know.But I was worried sick. And depressed.

So, I got home, and
I tried to practice. I hacked away at my auditions cuts and solo piece for
about an hour, but it was fruitful in only the sour fruits of frustration,
self-anger, more depression, worry, and back pain. I felt miserable. Nothing
was working. I was so scared for auditions and about Kallie.

After dinner, I
texted Kallie again, and this time she told me that she felt all better. I was
OVERJOYED! Relief flooded me. I felt awesome. It astonished me just how much
worry left me when I knew she was okay.

So then, I practiced
again. This time I prayed that Heavenly Father would help me with my practice.
I was a little skeptical because I didn't know if He would help since I ask for
things so much, but I decided that if I went ahead and prayed for that blessing,
and had faith that He could and would, that He would. And my Father did.

Right after my
prayer, I thought, "Hey, I need to rosin my bow." So I did. Then, I
knew I needed slow metronome practice. So I set it up. Then, I knew just how
slowly to start practicing. My practicing was beautifully smooth and practically
perfect.I increased in ability a
lot-fold. I don't know how much. Just a lot. I now feel a lot a lot a lot a lot a
lot a lot more confident for the chair test. AND I still have another day for
practice. I've got this!

I'm so grateful for
my Father in Heaven who loves me sooooo much. Today I learned that He loves
blessing us, and doesn't get annoyed when we ask Him for things. He wants to
bless me. And I love Him.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

So this morning I watched one of the most touching Mormon Messages I've ever seen. Which is saying something because Mormon Messages rock.

Basically, it's about a young man and his father who were in a car wreck with their whole family and they were the only survivors. They share how they are still happy because they know they can live with their family forever.

You should really watch it. Here, I'll make it easy.

Did you watch it? If you were too lazy, at least watch from 1:51 to 2:52.

I love how the first thing this young man did when he heard the news of the deaths of most of his family was to smile. He smiled because he knew that everything would be alright. He knew that his family was safe in the arms of heaven and that he'd see them again.

We are the children of Christ. He will comfort us. Go to Him and He will embrace you.

I want to have that kind of faith. If that were to happen to me, I want to have enough faith so that my first reaction could be a smile of peace and love.

I love my family. And I am so incredibly grateful beyond words for the beautiful plan of happiness that our Father in Heaven has given to us. It's a beautiful gift from Him because He loves us.

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I'm an aspiring musician who loves to write. Rather than blood, music courses through my veins. I love sharing my thoughts and perception of the world with others around me! I also enjoy learning Spanish, singing, sleeping, public speaking, hanging out with friends, reading, and spending time with my family. My religion is the number one aspect of my life.

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